Global Sisters Blog

What started as a way to reconnect with her culture in a new country has grown into an internationally recognised success story. Global Sisters entrepreneur Yoko Nakazawa has won the James Beard Award for Best Single Subject Book for The Japanese Art of Pickling &...

We are thrilled to share highlights from Global Sisters’ participation at APEC Peru 2024! Global Sisters was honoured to be invited to this event to present our proven model for women's economic empowerment, developed over a decade of working with nearly 7,000 women...

The Housing Crisis for Australian Women Australia is in the grip of a housing crisis, with women – especially solo mothers and women over 50 – among the most severely affected. Many face insecure housing, poverty, and a lack of affordable rental options. This crisis...

Green Fox Studios, a Brisbane-based creative studio and social enterprise, has been collaborating with Global Sisters on a truly transformative initiative: the Solo Mums Demonstration Project. This groundbreaking pilot project provides solo mums with free, tailored...

Sister Pitch 2024 has been a phenomenal success! We are thrilled to share that we’ve surpassed our $1M support goal, thanks to the incredible collective effort of everyone involved. Our twelve inspiring Sisters, who pitched their businesses with such determination and...

At Global Sisters, we’re dedicated to removing barriers to women’s economic security. Which is why when the theme for International Women’s Day 2024, “Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress” was announced, we knew our team and community had a lot to offer....

We couldn't be more thrilled to celebrate our Sister Angie's incredible achievement in receiving a smallbusiness grant – all thanks to Visa Player of the Match! The public vote awarded Steph Catley the VisaPlayer of the Match trophy for her amazing first game of the...

Joanne Diver is from the NSW regional town of Albury and founded the Backyard Garden Enthusiast in 2018. As a micro seed farmer growing Australian native flowers and grasses, Joanne has built her business around the joy of noticing the smaller things in life and...

Tasmyn Roach, from Ōtorohanga New Zealand, is the founder of Awhi Company. With both Māori and Pākehā heritage, Tasmyn's business is about wrapping babies in their culture from birth. Awhi Company was born from her love of making baby blankets for close friends....

Tamarin Howse, from Whangaparaoa, New Zealand, founded The Better Tea Co. in 2020. When she worked in a stressful corporate banking job, Tamarin and her colleagues would have a cup of tea together, joking that they were ‘anxietea’ sessions. She was later diagnosed...

Celeste Iannotta is a proud Darug woman living on Wiradjuri land and founded Miluny in 2019. Based in her home town of Albury-Wodonga, NSW, she creates earth-based natural skincare products using native Australian ingredients. Running her own business gives her...

Alies Bol founded Frika Activewear in 2021 and lives in Sydney. Her family is originally from Sudan and moved to Australia when she was 14. Alies started her African-inspired leisurewear business after finding it difficult to buy clothes featuring the colourful prints...

Catie Fry founded Clovendoe Distilling Co. in 2020 and is based on the Gold Coast, on Jellurgal Country in Queensland.  Clovendoe is Australia’s first female founded, owned and operated no- and low-alcohol distillery. Using her distilling skills, nutrition...

Founder of Cooking with Koji, Yoko Nakazawa is passionate about Japanese traditional culture and fermentation. With a keen interest in fermentation culture globally, Yoko brings deep expertise in traditional Japanese fermentation and preserving techniques, such as...

This International Women’s Day we’ve been placing a spotlight on some of the issues faced by women in business, and in a women’s quest for financial independence, in order to listen to her, and inform others. Today, we focus attention to finance for women. At Global...

Complete our Victorian Sister Survey – Win a Laptop COMPETITION Global Sisters – Terms & Conditions Part 1 1. TERMS: These terms and conditions comprise Part 1 which sets out important information about the promotion and Part 2 which sets out details of the...